Water-wheel casing.



m. qlllliil i mn `m u n [ibrfz1xv .`w 0d m 1:5 casing. Usually a stuffing-*box is interposed l 4'0 the surface surrounding the'casing is main- ,UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. KRSE, OF SAN-FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE PELTON VATER WHEEL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WATER-WHEEL oAsiNc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 'Letters rai-.ent NQ. 633,962, dated september 2c, 1899.

Application tied october 6, 139e.Y

To LZZ whom, Vt muy concern: Y

Beit known that I, WILLIAM J. KRAsn, la citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco and 5 State of California, have invented certain new, and useful Improvements in Water-lVhcel Oasiugs; and Ido hereby declare that "the f following is a full, Yclear, and 'exact vdescription thereof. l

This invention relates to certainpnewand useful improvements in casings for waterwheels driven by the power or force of an impelling jet of water directed against the buckets secured to the periphery ofa water- I5 wheel mounted upon a shaft working in the casing; and it consists in the arrangemeutfof parts and details of construction, as will be hereinafter fullyset .forth in the drawings and described and pointed .out in the specifizo cation.'

In this class of machinery the power-shaft, which passes or extends through the casing and has mounted thereon the Water-Wheel, `works in bearing-boxes lo cated outside of the between the casing and bearing-boxes, so as to make a tight joint, and thus protect the bearings. However, practical operation of the water-wheel has demonstrated the fact 3o that the water splashing upon the shaft within the casing makes its escape along the shaft through the -stublng-box and works into the bearings, thus interfering with proper lubrication thereof and at the same time carrying any dirt which may accumulate upon the shaft outside of the casing into'the bearings. This escape of the water from within the casing is a sourceof annoyance not only for the reasons stated, but also owing to the fact that tained -Wet by the water trickling thereover. The object of the present invention is to overcome this objection by providing against the water splashed upon the shaft making its escapefrom within the casing, thus not only enabling the stuffing-boxes to be dispensed with, but maintaining the bearing-boxes free of water.

In order to fully comprehend my invention, 5o reference must be had to the accompanying sean No. 692,733. mamadas sheet of drawings, forming a part of this application, wherein- Figure l is a side view of the casing,partly 4broken away; and Fig. 2 is an end viewin elevation, partly broken away, viewed from .the nozzle end of the casing.

The Water-wheel casing is' made in the usual manner-that is, in sections A A', which are bolted or otherwise secured together, so as to 'form a housing within which thewater-Wheel A2 works. This Watenwheel is mounted upon the power-shaft B, which extends'through shaft-openings'formed in the side walls of the `casing and works in bearings B u held b brackets I3fg outside of the casing. Ordinarily there is interposed between the bearings and der to form a tight joint. In the present case 'these stuiiing-boxes are dispensed with, and

in lieu thereof upon the power-shaft are secured the circular plates or disks O C'. These circular plates or disks are located inside'of the casing, preferably, and are arranged upon the power-shaft close to the inner face of the side walls of the said casing, although they do not contactvtherewith. These circular 'plates or disks may be formed integral with the shaft, although I prefer to make the same separate therefrom and secure them in place by means of a screw-bolt a, passing through collar ct, engaging with the shaft, although the same may be keyed or otherwise connected to the shaft. By making the circular plates or disks movable upon the power-shaft the same may-be adj usted toward or from each other,I as desired, or readily removed or replaced byauother in case of either becoming damaged duringhandling of the power-shaft.

At the inner face of each side plate of the casing is a pocket or chamber C?, within which the circular plates or disks O O' work, said pockets o r chambers being formed by annular walls D, united toy and held a distance from the'sidewalls of the casing by a web or connectingfiiange D,the wallD and connecting web or' flange' being preferably cast integral with the side walls of the casing. Iuasmuch as the casing is made in sections it is apparent that the wall D and web or iange D' are likewise made and arrangedso as to side walls of the casing stufng-boxesfin or- IOC Q I 'v 633,962

properly register as the casing is united, each section of the wall D being centrally cutaway so as to surround or embrace the power-shaft. The lower portion of each web or flange D is run at a downward incline, (shown in Fig. 1 of'the drawingaland an opening Z) is left at the extremity thereof through which water entering the chamber or pocket C2 may make its escape therefrom into the casing. If desired, the entire bottom of the chamber or pocket. may be left open by entirely removing the connecting flange or web at such point, or a series of outletopenings may be made therein.

During the operation of the water-wheel the water splashed upon the rotating shaft will trickle or run thereon toward the side Wall of the casing until brought into contact with the circular plates or disks C C. As the water travels toward the periphery or outer edge of the plates or disks to pass the obstruction the same will be thrown therefrom by centrifugal force into the pocket or chamber C2 and, running downward, will be discharged from the bottom thereof back into the casing. The Water upon the shaft is thus prevented from escaping beyond the disks or plates C C', which act, so to speak, as deflecting-shields for the water. Except for the open bottom the pocket or chamber C2 is entirely closed. Consequentlythe Watercannotsplash into said chamber 0r pocket, and as the Walls of the chamber or pocket, including the connecting flange or web, are 0f circular form the water thrown from the deflect/ing shields, plates, or disks rapidly moves toward the bottom or discharge portion thereof. The

Water is thus prevented from accumulating in the pocket or chamber.

I do not Wish to be understood as claiming a casing for Water-Wheels having side or lateral drip-compartments per se, for such is well known to me. My invention resides in the use of a shaft having disks or circular plates arranged thereon which rotate within said lateral or side drip-compartments, so as to throw the water into said compartments by centrifugal force. Vithout the employmeut of the disks or circular plates the side compartment would be of no use so far as my invention is concerned, as it is only by the use of these disks or plates that the Water is thrown off the drive-shaft of the Water-Wheel.

It these disks 0r circular plates be omitted, the splashed water will followr the shaft to outside of the easing in the same manner as it now follows the shaft and Works through the stuffing-bores.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure protection upon by Iletters Patent, is-

1. The com bin ation with a Water-wheel casing, of the side chambers or pockets having discharge-openings therein, the power-shaft passing through the casing, and of the disks, plates or water-deflecting shields arranged thereon and working within the side'chambers or pockets.

2. The combination with a water-wheel casing, of inwardly-inclined side chambers or pockets thereon having discharge-openings therein,I a power-shaft passing through the casing and disks, plates or Water-deflecting shields arranged on the shaft within the side chambers or pockets.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses, this 26th day of September, 1898.

WILLIAMv J. KRASE. lVitnesses:

N. A. ACKER, LEE D. CRAIG. 

